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Topic: New to djing help with mixing

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Hi Im new to mixing and i am using hercules rmx, can someone tell me why sometimes when a track is matched perfectly within the window but sounds sort of not right but when i move one track slightly off the base sounds better. am i doing something wrong
 
Posted Thu 06 Aug 09 @ 12:09 pm
The pich changes when you move the slider which can cause the song to sound out of "tune". You can use the "pitch lock" feature which will lock it in tune or you can use...this


DJ RuDe
 
I have the pitch lock on which seems ok , it sort of sounds like the beats not matched, but in the wave form they are... like a double beat
 
the waveform is more of a guidline the way I look at it. like the "beat markers" (little boxes) in the wave form aren't always dead on where your beats are. I can think of a few tracks off the top of my head that aren't perfectly lined up with the markers. also there are some that instead of starting on "1" (the big box) they start on "2" or in some cases even "3" (2 and 3 being the "hash marks" obviously). are your peaks lined up or are you going by the boxes? if your peaks are lined up, is it more of a double beat or a double "clap" (or hat, or snap or whatever)? if its more of a double "clap" (or whatever that song uses) try lining them up "old school style" by ear or seeing where the clap hits in the wave form on the first track and then line the clap on the second track up with that (usually if you can do that, provided they aren't two totally different beats all together that should get you pretty damn close). let me know if this helped.









Michael
 
Ok i will give it a go later tonight to see whats happening...thanks
 
1-Please can some one help me? i'm new to virtual dj, how can i listen to track on deck 2 while deck 1 is playing.
2- how do i get my tracks to play nonstop
 
Obviously you can use VDJ with just a mouse and keyboard but there is so much more that you miss out on when not using controllers and a mixer. With a mixer you can crossfade the input channels (provided you have an external speaker system or PA set up). You can then monitor the channels with headphones through the mixer to cue up the next track on the other deck without the sound coming through the speakers allowing for a nice clean transition to the next song. This can also be done using only an external soundcard but isn't nearly as good as using a mixer.

My opinion for the best all in one solution would be the Hercules RMX. The RMX is a unit that combines two controllers allowing you to control virtual deck "A" and "B" separately. It also has a mixer and headphone preamp built in as well as a soundcard for directly connecting to a club's PA or your own system. This will give an inexpensive but true feel of what it is to be a DJ in control of the music.

They run about $350 but I've seen them as low as $200 (used) on Craigslist, Ebay and the Recycler Classified or Pennysaver.



DJ RuDe
 


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